{"product_id":"the-voice-of-the-dawn-an-autohistory-of-the-abenaki-nation-9781584650591","title":"The Voice of the Dawn: An Autohistory of the Abenaki Nation","description":"\u003ch2\u003eThe Voice of the Dawn: An Autohistory of the Abenaki Nation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first comprehensive account of Abenaki history and culture written from an insider's perspective, this book represents decades of research and personal engagement by Frederick Matthew Wiseman, an Abenaki Tribal Council member and archaeologist. This groundbreaking work weaves together five distinct strands of knowledge to create an authentic narrative of the Western Abenaki people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eA Multi-Layered Approach to Indigenous History\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWiseman constructs his narrative like a traditional sash, interweaving the remembered wisdom of the Abenaki community with documented historical records from European, Native American, and Euroamerican observers. Archaeological and paleoecological evidence provides scientific grounding, while family histories and personal stories add intimate detail. This methodology creates a comprehensive view that previous works on the Abenaki could not achieve.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eExtensive Visual Documentation\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book features exceptional illustrations that document Western Abenaki material culture across time. As a result of Wiseman's extensive work in locating and regathering cultural items, readers gain access to a valuable visual record showing both change and cultural persistence throughout Abenaki history. The quality and quantity of these illustrations make this an essential reference for researchers, students, and community members.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWritten from an Abenaki Perspective\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eUnlike previous scholarly works, this autohistory addresses aspects and issues that external observers have ignored or misunderstood. Wiseman speaks from an avowedly Abenaki perspective, bringing authority and authenticity that only an insider can provide. His position as director of the Abenaki Tribal Museum and Cultural Center in Vermont and his involvement in the Abenaki renaissance movement inform every page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrederick Matthew Wiseman brings unique qualifications to this project. Trained as an archaeologist and ecologist, he served as principal Research Scientist at MIT's Center for Materials Research in Archaeology and Ethnology. His scholarly publications on Maya and Paleo-Indian paleoethnobiology demonstrate rigorous academic training. Now teaching at Johnson State College, Wiseman has devoted his career to preserving and sharing Abenaki culture and history. His dual expertise in scientific methodology and indigenous knowledge systems makes this work both academically rigorous and culturally authentic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eColin Calloway, Chair of Native American Studies at Dartmouth College, notes that this work \"goes beyond all previous works on the Abenakis\" and brings the story up to date without closing it, acknowledging the ongoing nature of Abenaki cultural continuity.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of New England","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50681241010450,"sku":"9781584650591","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fd399ca8-02d1-4a64-a213-1f5c34c45783.jpg?v=1733950682","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-voice-of-the-dawn-an-autohistory-of-the-abenaki-nation-9781584650591","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}